Chevrolet Camaro reliability by year
18 recall campaigns and 1,703 owner complaints across 13 model years. Best year to buy: 2019. Year to avoid: 2013.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 2 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and others. Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 13 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 36, more than the 18 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Camaro aggregated across 13 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Chevrolet Camaro?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro scores 8.0/10 — the strongest in the 2010–2022 range. 52 complaints on file, 1 active recall. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Chevrolet Camaro year should I avoid?
The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro scores 6.2/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 187 owner complaints with NHTSA, 4 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2013 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Chevrolet Camaro should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2014 (high-risk ownership — electrical system: 89 complaints, classified severe); 2010 (high-risk ownership — engine: 57 complaints, classified severe). The cleaner years on the data are 2022, 2019, 2018, 2021, 2020, 2017. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Chevrolet Camaro are tracked?
13 model years (2010 through 2022) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 18 distinct recall campaigns and 1,703 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 36 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Chevrolet Camaro?
electrical is the most-reported category — 420 complaints across 11 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.